EPA Opens Door for Comments on Pesticide Rules
Published Date: 12/1/2025
Proposed Rule
Summary
The EPA just announced new requests to change rules about pesticide leftovers on foods like fruits and veggies. If you grow, sell, or eat these foods, these changes could affect you. You’ve got until December 31, 2025, to share your thoughts before any decisions are made—so don’t miss out!
Analyzed Economic Effects
5 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 4 mixed.
Tolerance Request: Inpyrfluxam on Leafy Greens
A petition asks EPA to allow residues of the fungicide inpyrfluxam on the leafy greens subgroup 4-16A at 5 parts per million (ppm). The petition includes an independently validated method to detect inpyrfluxam and is being evaluated by EPA.
Tolerance Request: Metamitron on Sugar Beet Roots
A petition asks EPA to establish a tolerance for the herbicide metamitron on beet, sugar, roots at 0.01 parts per million (ppm). The petition states the LC-MS/MS analytical method is available to detect metamitron.
Tolerance Requests: Fluazaindolizine on Many Commodities
Corteva requested tolerances for the nematicide fluazaindolizine on multiple commodities with specified tolerance levels, for example: almond hulls 3.0 ppm; strawberry 0.15 ppm; small vine-climbing fruit subgroup 13-07F at 0.04 ppm; raisins 0.15 ppm; cherry subgroup 12-12A at 0.01 ppm; orange subgroup 10-10A 0.03 ppm; and various other fruits, nuts, and vegetables at levels between 0.01 and 0.04 ppm. Corteva also requested an indirect or inadvertent tolerance for sugarcane at 0.01 ppm, and LC/MS/MS is the stated analytical method.
EPA May Change Petition Details Before Final Action
EPA states it may establish a final tolerance or exemption that differs from what the petitioner requested, including varying commodity names or tolerance levels, and may require additional data before a final determination. EPA will consider public comments before deciding.
Public Comment Deadline: December 31, 2025
EPA is requesting public comment on the listed pesticide petitions and states that comments must be received on or before December 31, 2025. You can submit comments online at https://www.regulations.gov using the docket ID and petition number.
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